The Symposium on Global Warming

Global Warming! For most people, these two words normally incite various reactions; but, there are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to climate change and scientists continue to wrestle with the complexities of this topic.

What is the greenhouse effect, and is it all bad? What is the evidence for warming, and are humans responsible? Find out the answers to these questions and more as the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts a panel discussion on Climate Change in North Carolina.

This informative discussion features local and international authorities on climate change, including:

• Waleed Abdalati
Head of the Cryospheric Sciences Branch for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Abdalati is one of the world’s pre-eminent experts in the study of global climate change, and oversees NASA-funded research efforts on glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice and polar climate.

• David Easterling
Chief of the Scientific Services Division at the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville
Easterling was a Lead Author for the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.

• Fred Semazzi,
Professor of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at NC State University
Semazzi has collaborated on a wide spectrum of climate studies, including the ongoing development of seasonal climate prediction capability for tropical regions.

• Stephen Culver
Professor and Chairperson for the Department of Geology at East Carolina University
Culver's research focuses on the use of foraminiferal data to reconstruct past environments and biotic response to global change.

The panel discussion will be moderated by Betsy Bennett, director of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

Mary P. Easley, first lady of North Carolina and a senior lecturer at North Carolina State, coordinates the Millennium Seminars series. The seminars are designed to engage, encourage and inspire students to reach beyond borders and think more globally about what they have learned, and what their role will be as they move into the workforce.

Climate Change in North Carolina is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Click here for more information about this seminar.

Please click here to visit the Exploring North Carolina series website for more information about the state's local environment and landscape.

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